Cost of living comparison

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Macau vs. Belize Cost of Living Summary

Macau is 44.1% more expensive than Belize overall.

Restaurants
pay 36.2% less in Macau
Groceries
pay 16.8% less in Macau
Transportation
pay 36.6% more in Macau
Housing
pay 44.2% more in Macau
Childcare
pay 23.0 times more in Macau
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.1 times more in Macau
Clothing
pay 2.3 times more in Macau

The cost of childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Macau are more expensive than in Belize. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Macau. Notably, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Macau.

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Macau vs. Belize Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macau instead of Belize, you would:

pay 36.2% less for restaurants

 
Belize
Macau
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.08
BZD20.26
$6.19
MOP50.00
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.91
BZD17.92
$5.94
MOP48.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.17
BZD2.35
$0.89
MOP7.17
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pay 16.8% less for groceries

 
Belize
Macau
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.74
BZD5.51
$1.72
MOP13.89
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.04
BZD16.17
$8.09
MOP65.42
Milk (1 gallon) $15.22
BZD30.61
$11.99
MOP96.91
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pay 36.6% more for transportation

 
Belize
Macau
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.12
BZD14.31
$6.86
MOP55.46
Monthly public transit pass ?? $22.43
MOP181.31
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,514.56
BZD21,146.88
$30,925.27
MOP250K
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pay 44.2% more for housing

 
Belize
Macau
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $48.69
BZD97.92
$36.99
MOP299.00
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $669.71
BZD1,346.92
$1,083.62
MOP8,760.04
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $524.89
BZD1,055.65
$1,032.90
MOP8,350.04
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pay 23.0 times more for childcare

 
Belize
Macau
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $64.52
BZD129.76
$1,211.24
MOP9,791.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $674.20
BZD1,355.95
$18,979.08
MOP153K
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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Belize
Macau
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.32
BZD4.66
$5.75
MOP46.50
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.62
BZD7.27
$5.01
MOP40.50
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.49
BZD9.03
$6.68
MOP54.00
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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

 
Belize
Macau
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.35
BZD65.06
$69.52
MOP562.00
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $24.89
BZD50.05
$33.40
MOP270.00
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $37.33
BZD75.07
$92.78
MOP750.00
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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